Prep+T+Project

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 * **__Creating a Learning Community__** || **__The Rainbow Year__** || **__Living Things__** || **__Toys__** ||
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 * [[file:Level One Term One Unit 2009.doc]]

**__Self Evaluation and Reflection__** [|www.voicethread.com] The aim is for the students to use this program to self reflect on their work and the topic explored, The Rainbow Year. The class portfolio created in PowerPoint had brainstorms completed by the class, science experiments, Venn Diagrams and individual work samples completed by each student. Students were asked to view the voicethread and talk about what they had learnt using the slides as a prompt. They were also asked to use the drawing tool to highlight what they were talking about.

[|www.adoptme.com] The students created a virtual pet at this site. They then had to ensure the pet was cared for by feeding it, playing with it, purchasing play items and food, visiting the vet when needed and ensuring the pet gets enough exercise. Further to this the children can have conversations with the pet, get the pet a job, join groups and become friends with pets registered to other users. The children will write letters and form questions to ask of pets registered to the other Prep classes.
 * __ Improving Literacy Skills – Writing __**

http://vpsprept.wikispaces.com/ [|www.blip.tv] / [|www.teachertube.com] [|www.jingproject.com] The plan for this is to create a wiki to be used during literacy groups. The children will log onto the site and click the day of the week. This will take them to a page with the numbers 1 to 4. Number 1 is a link to an embedded movie file of me reading a Big Book. Number 2 is a link to the same movie however the text is zoomed in on and the students are encouraged to read along with me where possible. Number 3 is a link to a jing file demonstrating the activity the students need to complete related to the Big Book. Number 4 links them to the activity site directly.
 * __ Literacy Groups – Reading __**